Field Notes: August 2020 Red-eyed Vireo, Marbled Godwit, Lark Sparrow, Rufous Hummingbird (albino)

It seemed like a fairly normal month weather wise—warm, dry and windy. Migration started for a number of species, including neotropical migrants headed south for the winter, northern breeders coming down here for the winter, or northern breeders headed further south for the winter.

Abbreviations: Fern Ridge Reservoir (FRR), Lane Community College (LCC), Springfield (Spfd), South Jetty of the Siuslaw River (SJSR)

SWIFTS TO TERNS

Vaux’s Swift (77) ...... Aug 9 ...... River Road area ...... MRu...... Roosting in their chimney Vaux’s Swift (~30) ...... Aug 27 ...... River Road area ...... MRu...... Feeding on insects in trees by “stalling” Vaux’s Swift (2790) ...... Aug 29 ...... Agate Hall - UO ...... BC ...... Large roosting chimney during migration Anna’s Hummingbird ...... Aug 8 ...... SW Eugene...... BA ...... Mating pair Anna’s Hummingbird ...... Aug 11 ...... FRR - Royal Ave ...... BN ...... Female collecting cattail down for nest Rufous Hummingbird (albino) ...... July 25 ...... Eugene ...... DT ...... Very stunning bird - all white w/pink bill American Avocet ...... Aug 15 ...... FRR - Royal Ave ...... JS ...... Unusual migrant Pacific Golden-Plover (photo) ...... Aug 15 ...... SJSR ...... GM ...... Normal time for southward migration Pacific Golden-Plover...... Aug 23 ...... FRR - Royal Ave ...... RR ...... Normal time for southward migration Marbled Godwit ...... Aug 16 ...... FRR - Royal Ave ...... VT,et al ...... Rare inland migrant Ruddy Turnstone ...... Aug 28 ...... SJSR ...... JL,NC ...... Early fall migrant in small numbers Ruddy Turnstone ...... Aug 28 ...... Heceta Beach ...... TJ ...... Early fall migrant in small numbers Buff-breasted Sandpiper ...... Aug 28 ...... FRR - Royal Ave ...... LM,et al ...... Rare, but regular early fall migrant Phalarope sp...... Aug 25 ...... FRR - Royal Ave ...... RR ...... Normal time for southward migration Black Tern ...... Aug 3 ...... FRR - Royal Ave ...... RSi ...... Last report for the breeding season Common Tern (6) ...... Aug 23 ...... FRR - Royal Ave ...... DF ...... Small #s migrate through in the fall

FALCONS TO ORIOLES

Prairie Falcon...... Aug 23 ...... FRR - Royal Ave ...... RR ...... Rare summer sighting Western Kingbird ...... Aug 12 ...... FRR - Royal Ave ...... NB ...... Last report for the breeding season Red-eyed Vireo ...... Aug 15 ...... McKenzie River-Spfd ...... RR ...... Only the second report this year Bank Swallow ...... Aug 4 ...... Delta Ponds ...... JL ...... First that I know about for this location Northern Mockingbird ...... Aug 23 ...... Alton Baker Park ...... JS ...... Rare summer sighting American Pipit...... Aug 10 ...... FRR - Royal Ave ...... RSn ...... First report for “winter” Lark Sparrow ...... Aug 26 ...... River Road area ...... RH ...... Rare - normally found in the spring Grasshopper Sparrow (juv.) ...... Aug 23 ...... Alton Baker Park ...... JS ...... Was it hatched and raised in the area? White-throated Sparrow ...... Aug 18 ...... Coburg ...... SH ...... Singing, very early migrant, did it summer? Yellow-breasted Chat ...... Aug 28 ...... LCC...... SD ...... Last report for the breeding season Bullock’s Oriole ...... Aug 15 ...... FRR - Perkins...... RA ...... Last report for the breeding season

BA Ben Ackerman, BC Barbara Combs, BN Bruce Newhouse, DF Daniel Farrar, DT Dave Taube, GM Gerry Meenaghan, JL Joshua Little, JS John Sullivan, LM Larry McQueen, MRu Mark Rudolph, NB Neil Bjorklund, NC Nolan Clements, RA Ramiro Aragon, RH Rich Hoyer, RR Roger Robb, RSi Randy Sinnott, RSn Robert Snowden, SD Steve Dignam, SH Signe Hurd, TJ Tye Jeske, VT Vjera Thompson